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REU student Maggie Jones walks on a boardwalk path through a forest at Sleeping Dunes State Park, as part of a KBS summer field trip.

Applications now open for 2024 summer programs at KBS

12.08.23

Calling all undergraduate students looking for an unforgettable summer experience—applications are now open for W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s 2024 summer programs. A KBS summer KBS hosts students each summer for a pair of research ... Read More

An undergraduate student stands with folded hands while answering questions for three symposium attendees.

Wednesday, July 26 | Undergraduate Summer Symposium

06.23.23

Since May, some 25 undergraduate students have been living, learning, and conducting research or professional projects at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. Members of the community are invited to learn about those projects and their ... Read More

Sarah Johnson gives a thumbs-up while working in a prairie restoration plot at Kellogg Biological Station.

From summer program to published paper: Sowing the seeds of research

06.03.22

Each summer, undergraduate students come to W.K. Kellogg Biological Station for the unique opportunity to live, study, and do hands-on research at an internationally known field station. And for some students, like Sarah Johnson, that ... Read More

Emily Parker and another researcher stand in a field of ferns, examining a book and other materials.

A little taste of everything: Summer classes and field research at KBS

02.04.22

As a student in the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship program, or URA, at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, you get a little taste of everything. From research to classes to social events, there’s something here for ... Read More

A prairie strip containing flowering, native plants runs alongside a field planted with corn at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research program site.

Coffee, tacos and mothing: A day in the life of a URA

01.12.22

If you have ever doubted the strength of a cup of coffee, let me be the first to tell you just how practical it can be. An early morning jumpstart is all it takes to reinforce my excitement for work each day as a student researcher in the ... Read More

A mushroom grows in the grass at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

Having lots of fun-gi: A summer of mushrooms

12.23.21

It is rare to find a person who is willing to have an hourlong conversation about mushrooms with you. However, at KBS I easily found multiple people willing to do just that. When I showed up at KBS, I had no idea what to expect and was ... Read More

Bjorn Larson stands on a sand dune, looking out over Lake Michigan at Van Buren State Park

An introvert’s guide to a KBS summer research experience

12.13.21

When I was accepted as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates—REU—student for this summer, I was absolutely thrilled. For a while. Then, I was nervous. As an introvert, and someone who had just spent the past year-plus interacting with a ... Read More

Ceco Maples, wearing a black T-shirt and a blue baseball cap, smiles at the camera against a background of trees and shrubs.

Digging into summer: Research and recreation at KBS

07.28.21

For Ceco Maples, summer at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station means spending as much time outdoors as possible. Ceco is a rising junior at Michigan State University, studying biology and anthropology. He is an Undergraduate Research ... Read More

Katherine Egeler, wearing a black T-shirt with a Monarch butterfly image, stands against a black and yellow mural of a butterfly.

Stepping out into a new field: A summer student’s venture into ecology

07.20.21

In anticipation of spending the summer in a research lab, Katherine Egeler had some uncertainties. “I was really nervous that I would get to my lab and I would not know how to do anything,” says Katherine. “I don’t really know why I was ... Read More

Joseph Savage sits in a classroom, focused on working on his computer. Equations are written on a chalkboard in the background.

Seeing what happens: A summer of coding and canoes

07.02.21

As a summer researcher in the Klausmeier Lab, Joseph Savage is spending a lot of his time coding and doing math. Joseph is a member of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates—REU—program at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. A rising ... Read More

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